What time period would you live in, and where, if you had to for one year?

[Widebrim]

^^Bump.

 

[jamespowers]

^^Bump.

Ok, to a time when we could walk into The House of Neckties with a pocketful of money.

 

[Widebrim]

Ok, to a time when we could walk into The House of Neckties with a pocketful of money.

Even if just for ten minutes. I'd stuff all I could into a burlap bag.

 

[jamespowers]

Even if just for ten minutes. I'd stuff all I could into a burlap bag.

I'll bring a few pillow covers to keep the ties in better shape for the trip back. Run straight to the Hollyvogue section then to the hand painteds.

 

[Hemingway Jones]

Lately, I've been thinking a lot of what it was like to be very young in the 1970s and I wish that I could visit then again, even if only briefly.

I spent summers in Wildwood, NJ with my grandparents who are both long gone. I have these wonderful memories of the boardwalk as it was then and all of those kitsch post-deco motels built in the 1950s. They were wonderful days.

The only way that I will ever have a sense of that again is if I am lucky enough to have a family and to be able to bring them down there, now much further for me, and to see it as it is now through their eyes.

 

[jamespowers]

Lately, I've been thinking a lot of what it was like to be very young in the 1970s and I wish that I could visit then again, even if only briefly.

I spent summers in Wildwood, NJ with my grandparents who are both long gone. I have these wonderful memories of the boardwalk as it was then and all of those kitsch post-deco motels built in the 1950s. They were wonderful days.

The only way that I will ever have a sense of that again is if I am lucky enough to have a family and to be able to bring them down there, now much further for me, and to see it as it is now through their eyes.

You could be reminded of how wonderful those polyester 70s clothes were too.


Which set you wearing back?

 

[Widebrim]

Lately, I've been thinking a lot of what it was like to be very young in the 1970s and I wish that I could visit then again, even if only briefly.

I'm not sure if you remember, but it was a time when long hair and beards for young men dominated, and among women mini-skirts and long hair parted down the middle was still the norm (not to mention hot pants). Civil rights was no longer the dominate theme, but affirmative action and "tokenism" were hot subjects of debate. And there were many of those post-deco buildings that you mentioned still extant in Los Angeles; hopefully those which you mentioned in Wildwood will still be around when you make the trek back...

 

[Widebrim]

You could be reminded of how wonderful those polyester 70s clothes were too.


Which set you wearing back?

Man, I remember those styles...So glad that they did not become permanent "fashion" markers in our culture.

 

[jamespowers]

Man, I remember those styles...So glad that they did not become permanent "fashion" markers in our culture.

You know you want to go back to the 70s and get lots of ties.

 

[Hemingway Jones]

...And there were many of those post-deco buildings that you mentioned still extant in Los Angeles; hopefully those which you mentioned in Wildwood will still be around when you make the trek back...

They've demolished most of them, but some still exist. Thanks for the kind sentiments.

 

[Widebrim]

You know you want to go back to the 70s and get lots of ties.

Oh, please! Go buy a lava lamp.

 

[V.C. Brunswick]

I don't know about one year but just give me an hour in 1971 for me to raid Art's Toy Fair in Gardena and buy up all the Hot Wheels redlines in stock as well as the Gemco on Redondo Beach Boulevard for good measure.

 

[jamespowers]

I don't know about one year but just give me an hour in 1971 for me to raid Art's Toy Fair in Gardena and buy up all the Hot Wheels redlines in stock as well as the Gemco on Redondo Beach Boulevard for good measure.

Hey, hey! Save me some!

 

[jamespowers]

Oh, please! Go buy a lava lamp.

Ewwww, even worse. You know you want tye dyed shirts from the 70s.

 

[Gregg Axley]

Better belt yourself into the chair James.
Here you go. I'm a 70's child, and I missed a lot of the fashion that I find amusing.
There are many vintage stores online and I'm about to get groovy with it in the near future, by purchasing some of the items I like, if I can find my size.

Such as these.

 

[Zombie_61]

...There are many vintage stores online and I'm about to get groovy with it in the near future, by purchasing some of the items I like, if I can find my size.

Such as these.
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Didn't Jack Nicholson wear those when he played The Joker in Batman? :heh:

 

[Dragon Soldier]

I have no desire whatsoever to live in any time other the present.

 

[jamespowers]

Better belt yourself into the chair James.
Here you go. I'm a 70's child, and I missed a lot of the fashion that I find amusing.
There are many vintage stores online and I'm about to get groovy with it in the near future, by purchasing some of the items I like, if I can find my size.

Such as these.
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You didn't tell me you golfed.

 

[jamespowers]

Didn't Jack Nicholson wear those when he played The Joker in Batman? :heh:

Yes, yes he did.
The Joker, stuck in the 70s:

 

[Gregg Axley]

Yes, yes he did.
The Joker, stuck in the 70s:

My Hero!

Yes I golf. Well I did years ago, but I wore Khakis then.
Since I'm not a smoker, I feel wearing polyester is somewhat safe.
As I type this, I'm watching a few episodes of the Brady Bunch.